At night, she worked on her novels. By day, as an editor at Random House, she championed a new generation of writers.

In her new book, “Toni at Random,” Dana A. Williams highlights the groundbreaking writer’s time working in publishing.

In 2012, I visited the home of Toni Morrison, who was then 81, to discuss, among other things, her legacy. Morrison’s Nobel Prize sat on her kitchen island. She had just published her ...

In her way, Morrison was offering a definition of a legacy: That a work reaches beyond not just the writer’s lifespan, but her intended audience as well. In both her writing and her editing ...

In her way, Morrison was offering a definition of a legacy: That a work reaches beyond not just the writer’s lifespan, but her intended audience as well. In both her writing and her editing, Morrison ...

News about Toni Morrison, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Lynn Whitfield has been on television and movie screens for 44 years, from 1990s films, starring in Josephine Baker’s biopic, to A Thin Line Between Love and Hate. In the early 2000s, she was ...

Toni Morrison was an editor for 12 years, even as she wrote her own masterpieces. I spoke to her authors about being edited by an icon.

ESSENCE Festival Of Culture® Presented By Coca-Cola® Unveils Full 2025 Cultural Experience Lineup featuring Jordan Chiles, Bozoma Saint John, Lynn Whitfield, Leon Thomas, Coco Jones, Big Freedia ...

Toni Morrison was a Nobel Prize– and Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, exquisite language, and richly detailed Black ...

Expect a powerful conversation on career, identity, and survival. In a sponsored spotlight, stars Lynn Whitfield and Luke James pull back the curtain on the critically acclaimed series The Chi.

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